How to Make Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing for Salad
This Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing for Salad is suitable for many salads, as it’s fresh & tangy, brightening up any dish. How to Make Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing for Salad: This salad dressing is best made just prior to serving. If you wish to incorporate garlic into the dressing, mash it to a paste using a small, peeled garlic clove & a couple pinches of salt. Tip: Add garlic in just before whisking the vinaigrette. Type:...
A Romantic Valentine’s Day Menu
When deciding on what to make for your romantic dinner for two, this Valentine’s Day Menu is a great place to start for ideas! Making this day special is something to look forward to for the both of you because this menu is going to be sooooo delicious… A Romantic Valentine’s Day Menu: Enjoy these tasty tidbits from appetizer through dessert. Mix & match these ideas with some of your favorites to come up with...
How to Bake Homemade Baklava: National Baklava Day
National Baklava Day can be so much more amazing with this Homemade Baklava. Baklava is made using phyllo sheets, which are paper-thin pastry used in much of the Middle East & Greece. The ingredients for this most delectable pastry are quite simple, using just flour & water, but it takes some skill to mix, knead & stretch this pastry to obtain that almost see-through result. Tips for Using Phyllo Dough: The store bought...
How to Roast Figs with Ricotta: National Fig Week
The 1st week of November is National Fig Week, and I’m sharing with you a recipe for Roasted Figs with Ricotta. There are hundreds of varieties of figs, and they come in many shapes, sizes & colors. In the USA, figs are grown mostly in California. Most figs are dried when purchased, but each year, we find more & more fresh figs at our local supermarkets. The two most familiar names of figs are Calimyrnas, and the...
How to Make Granola: National Oatmeal Day
National Oatmeal Day is here, and oatmeal isn’t just for breakfast… It’s versatile as lunch, used in breads & other baking, as well as snacks and the like. Oatmeal Nutrition: When it comes to nutritional value, oats have it. This is especially so for fiber in oatmeal. Half is insoluble, which helps digestion, and the other half is soluble, which lowers cholesterol. All oats are whole grain. Types of Oatmeal: Oats...
Are You a Little Nutty? It’s National Nut Day
National Nut Day is here, and we have yet another reason to be “nutty.” Seeds, like pecans & walnuts, fruit like lychee nuts or legumes like peanuts, they all contain fats & protein. Chestnuts & cashews do not fall into this category. Nuts contain very little starch. Their oils carry flavor and nutrition, and nut texture is so appealing, we enjoy the contrast when added to recipes. Most nuts are eaten ripe...
How to Bake Date Nut Bread: National Date Nut Bread Day
September 8th is National Date Nut Bread Day, and this Date Nut Bread recipe will soothe your senses & your taste buds. Quick breads like date nut bread are delightfully tasty. Made with nuts & fruit, they remain moist & store well. If keeping them for more than 1 day or 2, it’s best refrigerated or frozen. How to Bake Date Nut Bread: The addition of different types of nuts, and even fresh apple chunks, makes this an...
It’s National Pecan Sandies Day: Here’s the Recipe
USA (COOKING WITH KIMBERLY NEWS) – What’s a Pecan Sandie? Well, why not spend the day trying to find out about these tasty tidbits since it’s National Pecan Sandies Day in the USA! More of a Southern treat, as they have a plethora of pecan trees giving shade and producing lovely nuts right now. What makes a pecan sandy a great cookie? Of course, it’s a simple recipe that highlights a fabulous ingredient –...
Web Chef Review: New York Flatbreads – Pumpernickel Everything
I’ve had a few of the flavors from New York Flatbreads before, which are numerous, like Sesame Seed… I love them. I think they’re very versatile for dips, oysters, chutneys, cheese…the possibilities are endless…LOL However, I have heard from a few people they think the flatbreads are bland…unexciting…too dry! The Pumpernickel Everything flavor will knock your socks off, even the skeptics! I...
How to Make Green & Red Pepper Jelly Cream Cheese Spread
This is so simple and the colors are absolutely perfect for the Holidays! ~ Kimberly Edwards 🙂 Type: Appetizer Serve With: A delicious variety of crackers & biscuits Prep Time: 7 min Yield: 1 brick of spread Ingredients: Instructions: 1. Place creamed cheese brick on a pretty serving platter. 2. Spoon 3 tbsp red pepper jelly on half of the creamed cheese, and 3 tbsp green pepper jelly on the other half of the creamed cheese, so...
How to Bake Kimberly’s Incredible Carrot Cake
Kimberly’s Incredible Carrot Cake is hoppingly scrumptious! Perfect for Easter-time – bunnies do love carrots… Moist & delicious, yet light & fluffy at the same time, this carrot cake will dazzle your taste buds & satisfy your sweet tooth, especially when topped with Kimberly’s Creamed Cheese Icing. A traditional combination for this festive event! Kimberly’s Incredible Carrot Cake: There is...
A Salad Bar At Home?
Yup…This is an awesome idea, especially since many people have a New Year’s Resolution of eating healthier and being more fit… * Please try to eat organic vegetables…Don’t fill your body with chemicals! *** Save Money and Make an Easy Salad Bar at Home By Monica Resinger One thing I like to do for dinner, that my family loves, is make a salad bar. It’s easy, inexpensive, fun, healthy and is always...
Are You Food Allergy-Sensitive? Tips, Tricks & Recipe Ideas
A food allergy is a type of immunologic reaction from the intake of certain food protein. Recent studies show that there are about 12 million Americans, who suffer from food allergies. Shellfish, eggs, tree nuts, fish and peanuts are considered familiar causes of food allergies, especially for older people. Children usually suffer from food allergies to peanuts, milk and eggs. Currently, the only cure for people who are...
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